SEND Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B23 7NB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | a0bb4e20-c8ac-4eb7-b73f-de138ecd312e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Board of Governors at Ss Mary and John Catholic School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant to provide flexible and responsive support for a number of learners with additional needs across the school.
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting students on their educational journey. You’ll help implement tailored strategies that address each student's unique learning profile, working closely with teachers, therapists, and families to develop and deliver comprehensive, individualised support plans.
We are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant who will contribute to the educational, personal, and social development of children under the direction and guidance of teaching staff and other relevant professionals.
Our ideal candidate will:
• Have excellent written and oral skills.
• Have experience/passion of working with SEND children.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.
• Be committed to ensuring children achieve their full potential.
• Have the ability to develop children’s wellbeing and self-esteem.
• Be patient, flexible and proactive
What the school offers its staff
The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing eight Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are located in the northern part of Birmingham.
The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.
We can offer you:
• A positive caring ethos based upon the values of the Catholic faith.
• Well motivated happy children who love to come to school and are excited about learning.
• An exciting opportunity of collaborative working as part of a forward-thinking Multi Academy that provides opportunities to support and develop your continuing professional development.
• A committed and supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your professional career.
• The opportunity of being part of a dynamic, professional friendly team.
• Strong parish links and supportive parents, Local Governing Board and Senior Leadership Team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The Board of Governors at Ss Mary and John Catholic School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant to provide flexible and responsive support for a number of learners with additional needs across the school.
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting students on their educational journey. You’ll help implement tailored strategies that address each student's unique learning profile, working closely with teachers, therapists, and families to develop and deliver comprehensive, individualised support plans.
We are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant who will contribute to the educational, personal, and social development of children under the direction and guidance of teaching staff and other relevant professionals.
Our ideal candidate will:
• Have excellent written and oral skills.
• Have experience/passion of working with SEND children.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.
• Be committed to ensuring children achieve their full potential.
• Have the ability to develop children’s wellbeing and self-esteem.
• Be patient, flexible and proactive
What the school offers its staff
The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing eight Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are located in the northern part of Birmingham.
The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.
We can offer you:
• A positive caring ethos based upon the values of the Catholic faith.
• Well motivated happy children who love to come to school and are excited about learning.
• An exciting opportunity of collaborative working as part of a forward-thinking Multi Academy that provides opportunities to support and develop your continuing professional development.
• A committed and supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop your professional career.
• The opportunity of being part of a dynamic, professional friendly team.
• Strong parish links and supportive parents, Local Governing Board and Senior Leadership Team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.